Douala vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Douala Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1300
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3233
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$711
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1410
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$405
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.6
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$148
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
21
30
😀 Quality of life
36
29
🏙️ Population
2.77M
42.7K

The cost of living in Douala is 167% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4177th and 8601st ($1300 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Cameroon and Kenya, respectively. Check Cameroon vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Douala compared to 0.8 months in Meru. Douala ranked 2nd best city to live in Cameroon vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 7640th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Douala vs Meru

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Douala Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.3
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$116
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.94
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$1.47
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$773
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$495
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.2
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.3%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$941
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.5
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.05
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.64
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.46
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.74
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.21
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.5
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$134
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$490
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3247
$6789

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Buea
$587
54 km or 33 mi Limbe
$683
71 km or 44 mi Kumba
$860
108 km or 67 mi Malabo
$990
176 km or 110 mi Bafoussam
$761
182 km or 113 mi Calabar
$237
203 km or 126 mi Yaounde
$567
216 km or 134 mi Bamenda
$436
245 km or 152 mi Bata
$1242
285 km or 177 mi Aba
$233
296 km or 184 mi Umuahia
$330
309 km or 192 mi Port Harcourt
$327
336 km or 209 mi Owerri
$507
361 km or 224 mi Enugu
$290
377 km or 234 mi Awka
$325
400 km or 248 mi Onitsha
$354
408 km or 253 mi Libreville
$697
467 km or 290 mi Warri
$351
518 km or 322 mi Benin
$315
529 km or 328 mi Sao Tome
$866
536 km or 333 mi Trindade
$866
540 km or 335 mi Port-Gentil
$651
563 km or 350 mi Ngaoundere
$548
573 km or 356 mi Owo
$272
608 km or 378 mi Abuja
$288
612 km or 381 mi Akure
$243
635 km or 395 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
660 km or 410 mi Jos
$269
675 km or 419 mi Berberati
$462
683 km or 425 mi Ife
$250
697 km or 433 mi Bauchi
$272
702 km or 436 mi Osogbo
$310
709 km or 441 mi Minna
$313
712 km or 443 mi Garoua
$633
740 km or 460 mi Ibadan
$262
747 km or 464 mi Lagos
$448
754 km or 469 mi Ilorin
$314
762 km or 473 mi Kaduna
$210
764 km or 475 mi Oyo
$407
783 km or 486 mi Abeokuta
$826

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Distance City Cost of living
138 km or 85 mi Thika
$530
175 km or 109 mi Nairobi
$646
179 km or 111 mi Machakos
$524
180 km or 112 mi Nakuru
$439
268 km or 167 mi Eldoret
$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
455 km or 283 mi Malindi
$452
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
559 km or 347 mi Kira Town
$600
564 km or 351 mi Kampala
$654
577 km or 359 mi Entebbe
$547
591 km or 367 mi Tanga
$622
600 km or 373 mi Mwanza
$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
712 km or 443 mi Zanzibar
$762
732 km or 455 mi Dodoma
$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$871
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
862 km or 536 mi Byumba
$599
873 km or 542 mi Kigali
$677
875 km or 544 mi Muyinga
$449
883 km or 549 mi Mogadishu
$819
907 km or 563 mi Ruhengeri
$575
911 km or 566 mi Ruyigi
$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539